Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo with three unidentified men at an unknown event; all with arms around each other and facing the camera; all wearing name tags.

George Bohanon, trombonist, standing with Jeannie Cheatham for a photo at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; both facing the camera...

Jeannie Cheatham seated with Jay McShann at a piano with a microphone in front of them; both are smiling and Jeannie seems to have a Band-Aid on her upper lip.

Jeannie Cheatham with Don Shirley, Leotha Stanly, Carmen Lundy, and Geri Allen posing for a photo; all facing the camera and smiling; at the Mary Lou Williams Centennial.

Drew Cady and Jeannie Cheatham with five other people setting up for "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; Jeannie and Drew are...

Jeannie Cheatham seated with Richard Reid and posing for a photo while at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; both are looking...

Publicity photo of Thad Jones and Jeannie Cheatham at piano at a concert for the Jazz Society of Lower Southern California; view is from behind Cheatham, wearing a hat and checkered coat, looking at...

Jeannie Cheatham at a book signing; standing at a lectern with a microphone and flipping through a copy of her autobiography; bookshelves are seen behind her; she is looking to the side and pointing...

Jeannie Cheatham at a book signing; standing at a lectern with a microphone and flipping through a copy of her autobiography; bookshelves are seen behind her.

Jeannie Cheatham seated at the piano at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala; photo taken from the end of the piano and only Cheatham's...

Jeannie Cheatham playing at piano with a microphone in front of her; she has a glass of brandy (likely) and sheet music in front of her; she's facing the right of the photo and her eyes are closed...

Jeannie Cheatham seated at the piano and singing into a microphone at the Blue Note in New York City; facing the right of the photo; unidentified man in sunglasses and a suit seated behind her.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano with a microphone set up next to her; side view of her facing the right of the photo; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano and singing into a microphone; wearing all red and facing the right of the photo; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Jeannie Cheatham in a red dress posing for the book jacket to her book "Meet me with your Black Drawers On" against a plain red background.

Jeannie Cheatham seated and laughing; wearing a red outfit; unidentified person's hand is seen at the right of the photo point at her; at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego.

Jeannie Cheatham standing on the street outside of the marquee for Radio City Music Hall in New York; various pedestrians can be seen behind her as well as a store front on the right of the photo.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano and singing into a microphone on stage at an unidentified venue; a vase of flowers is sitting on the piano; she's facing to the right of the photo.

Jeannie Cheatham playing a grand piano; photo taken from the end of the piano and facing Jeannie directly; she is looking down at the keys and wearing a caftan and her hair in an afro.

Jeannie Cheatham at grand piano; viewed from the side with her facing the right; wearing a caftan, hair in an afro, and with eyes closed with head tilted back.

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano with head tilted back and eyes closed in front of a microphone at the South Dakota State University North County Library while playing with Jimmy Cheatham and the Sweet...

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano wearing a small checkered jacket, hat covering her hair, leather pants, and high heeled boots; side view with her facing the right.

Jeannie Cheatham seated in a large yellow chair while speaking with Dinky Morris standing near her; on her other side is Jimmy Cheatham holding an open magazine or book; a rack of magazines is behind...

Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano with a microphone in front of her; she's turned to look beyond the piano at a sign reading "Jeannie Cheatham & The Sweet Baby Blues Band"; at "An Evening of Note"...

Jeannie Cheatham seated in front of a piano with her back to it with her head turned to look to the right of the photograph; "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of...